Georgia officer shot in chest, kills wanted suspect during confrontation, police say

An early morning shooting in Adairsville has ended with a suspect killed by police and an officer taken to the hospital, officials say.

Authorities say the shooting happened around 1:15 a.m. on Thursday after an officer attempted to pull over an SUV for speeding.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the driver of the SUV, identified as 26-year-old Saeed Ahmed Reed of Clayton County, pulled into a gas station on Joe Frank Harris Parkway and left the vehicle. He then got back into the SUV and attempted to drive through the gas station before the officer stopped him.

The GBI says Reed once again got out of the vehicle and tried to walk away from the officer, who attempted to use a Taser on him. It was then that officials say Reed pulled a gun out of his waistband and fired shots at the officer, hitting him once in the chest. The officer returned fire, hitting Reed multiple times.

The officer was rushed to the hospital for treatment. He has since been released. Reed died at the hospital.

"We are very thankful our Officer survived and made it home to his wife and family," the Adairsville Police Department wrote on Facebook.

Investigators say that there were three other adults and one child in the SUV during the incident. None of them were injured.

When the GBI finishes its investigation into the shooting, it will turn the case over to the Bartow County District Attorney's Office for review.